Fall 2017 Films

When America’s best espionage organization is forced to send certified dweeb Mabel Gittelman on a super-important mission, things don’t exactly go according to plan.

You Saw a Way to Survive

Struggling to find meaning in her art, a stuck painter falls for an unfettered street artist using the city as her canvas, and finds her meaning inside- and outside- the frame.

Omphaloskepsis

A young woman confronts her umbilical obsession with uncanny results.

All Films

Mabel Gittleman and the Quest for the Gamin Cuff

When America’s best espionage organization is forced to send certified dweeb Mabel Gittelman on a super-important mission, things don’t exactly go according to plan.

Directed by Ali Murray

Morals, Ethics, and Social Theory for the Apocalypse

Four friends fight for survival when zombies come knocking.

Directed by Robert Provost

Order

A movie musical about mental health (and sandwiches)

Directed by Haley Schwartz '20

Quite the Star

Irene Patel, an aspiring actress, comes to the big city hoping to be discovered, but several rejections, among other events, almost keep her from achieving her dream.

Directed by Elizabeth Falkenberg '19

Unheard but Unrelenting

A scandal-prone candidate for class president stars in a documentary as he stumbles his way through a liberal-arts election.

Directed by Rex Provost '18

Waiting

Three increasingly exasperated waiters pass the time as a raucous bunch of patrons refuse to leave their restaurant

Directed by Ryan Cruise '17 and Jordan Stein '17

Down

In a cinematic metaphor for depression, a young woman struggles to raise herself out of the inhospitable hole that she has made her home.

Directed by Isue Shin '17

Facunda

After a night of passion and an untimely death, a young woman enlists the help of her friends to hide a body and keep a secret

Directed by Richard Flores '16.5

The Overcoat

In a totalitarian state, a civil servant's overcoat is inextricably linked with his destiny.

Directed by Sam Rubinek '17

Voyage of the Starship Naris

A three-person crew embarks on their first space voyage and discovers all of the horrifically boring realities of space travel.

Directed by Ada Dolan-Zalaznick '17

Breakup Diner

Three couples exchange their final words in a diner.

Directed by Alif Ibrahim '16 & Maria Paz Almenara '16

Luke

In a post-apocalyptic world, a young man must remain loyal to his friend.

Directed by John Olorin '18

The Manor of Murder: A Manor Murder Mystery

A dinner party is interrupted by the death of its host.

Directed by Naiyah Ambros '17

Somewhere it is Spring

Two women befriend each other over their mutual appreciation for E. E. Cummings.

Directed by Annabelle de Gaudemar '17

circles

Katie and Tom do what they can to pass the time in a waiting room.

Directed by Marcus Sudac '17

Man in Suit

A down on his luck teenager finds a comic book that will teach him how to be heroic and change his life forever.

Directed by Errol Danehy '18

Parkour!

A comedic, fake documentary about the making of a movie about parkour.

Directed by Jenn Maley '16

Resolve

A woman in an unbalanced relationship seeks resolution, finding unlikely inspiration in a Rubik’s Cube.

Directed by Blair Johnston '17

At the Edge

A young couple recalls the risks they took in their relationship leading up to a life-changing dinner.

Directed by Lauren Cheung '15

Break

After Joanna is caught stealing her stuff back from her ex-boyfriend Mark, the two are forced to confront what remains of their relationship.

Directed by Isue Shin '17

On The Run

A neat freak goes on the lam after accidentally stealing from a health food store.

Directed by Bill Marcy '17

Retrieval

A young man uses an illegal drug to suppress his painfully perfect memory.

Directed by Ellie Gravitte '17

[Ballots]

A group of strangers are thrown into a bizarre situation of power, confusion, and tension when the ballots for a school board election are lost at a local voting precinct.

Directed by Marcus Sudac '17

The Five Stages

Two meddlesome roommates stowaway on their friend's roadtrip, only to find out that he's headed somewhere much different than they expected.

Directed by Lauren Cheung '15

I Will Go Mad

Left reeling from his father’s suicide, a disillusioned 20-something decides to abandon reality, burning his bridges along the way.

Directed by Kent Smith '15

Superfood

Mary, a struggling young woman, finds unwanted fame as a local superheroine celebrity under the alias "Superfood" when she saves an innocent man from assault on the way home from her friend's Halloween party.

Directed by Katrina Van Laan '15

The Campaign

New to town and looking for something to do, Emily unwittingly incites a political battle within the local weekly women’s Dungeons & Dragons club.

Directed by Marli Scharlin '15

Dead Body

Two roommates' already struggling friendship is put to the test when they suddenly discover a dead body in their kitchen.

Directed by Faiyad Ahmad '14

Happy Birthday, Maya

Two girls struggle to maintain their friendship while on the run from their war-torn nation’s oppressive military.

Directed by Ian Garrity '15

A Pleasant Surprise

A man with uncontrollable visions of the future accepts the consequences of affecting it.

Directed by Brendan Stone '16

Relay

An impoverished high school track star struggles to balance her strained family relationships while preparing for a big race.

Directed by Richard Flores '16.5

The Abimor

A young college professor must combat an immortal, bloodthirsty serial killer after his studies unveil a terrible truth.

Directed by Pom Bunsermvicha '15

Marvin

Dave had writer's block...until his fiction became reality.

Directed by Yotam Tubul '14

Parlor

Roger hosts a murder mystery party and takes things a little too seriously, much to the disdain of his reluctant friends.

Directed by Drew Dickerson '14

Two Bikers

Unable to reconcile a tragic loss, a lone biker unexpectedly finds another to help him heal.

Directed by Christopher Fitzsimmons '13.5

Dream Girl

A young, unlicensed dream interpreter finds his tedious, aimless life changed when he meets a young woman who is unable to have any dreams herself.

Directed by Hannah Pullen-Blasnik '16

Afterlife Sentence

A man wakes up to find two "spectral avatars" sitting beside his bed, sent to observe his life and interpret his actions in order to determine his proper afterlife.

Directed by Yotam Tubul '14

Coffee and Tuna

A Jewish law student from Brooklyn falls in love with a girl in a coffee shop that he knows only by the name of her favorite newspaper.

Directed by Ian Garrity '15

The Word to Trust

A well-intentioned man gives a strange and visibly disheveled woman a ride home one evening.

Directed by Faiyad Ahmad '14

The Cover of Silence

A girl struggles to hide her identity and find her voice in a timeless dystopia.

Directed by Rachel Borders '13

Rearview

A Brown University Student Television short film directed by Brendan Stone, written by Mike Makowsky and produced by Angela Guo.

Directed by Brendan Stone '16

Jack

A portrayal of one woman's psychological struggle and unsettling encounters in the aftermath of a recent breakup.

Directed by Dan Fethke '15

Officer Toadfrog and the Monster Infestation

A film documenting the quest of an eccentric patrolman and his spooky sidekick in finding an intern to help tackle a major threat to society.

Directed by Henry Chaisson '15

Kodak 135

While on a three week camping trip through the New England wilderness, avid hiker and photographer Lara stops in an out-of-the-way general store.

Directed by Henry Chaisson '15

Two Hearts

At a prestigious dance academy, the young and persevering Vesper just can't seem to catch a break in the hostile, chic environment.